Propensity score matching as an evaluation technique
Propensity score matching is a popular evaluation technique used to try to recreate the conditions of a randomised trial. Perhaps a familiar context to explore these ideas is the clinical…
A questionnaire to estimate needs and monitor progress of young people working towards sustained employment
Organisations regularly collect and use data for various purposes. Some organisations require evidence for accountability purposes to measure if the organisation or programme is meeting established standards. Other times, evidence…
Significant, or statistically significant?
A common idea in research and evaluation is the concept of statistical significance. We’re familiar with the use of significant as in ‘considerable’, ‘large’ or ‘relevant’. But how to think…
How to apply post-stratification weighting to get a representative view
Sampling is a process whereby you select units, such as people or businesses, from a population of interest. It's an approach often used to understand characteristics about the population, and…
Using Qualitative Weight and Sum Approach to value a complex health programme
Evaluating complex programmes against multiple criteria is always a challenge. Standard of Proof conducted an evaluation of a country-wide health programme in the Pacific Islands. The programme included multiple workstreams,…
Clustering in sample designs
Standard of Proof recently provided support for a national randomised trial in New Zealand. Interesting in this case, the evaluation randomly allocated “clusters” of people (rather than individuals) into…
Implementations plans to support collaboration
Evaluation frameworks typically set out the focus and scope of the evaluation (the ‘what’), including the approach and methods, indicators and rubrics (the ‘how’), and a high-level timeline for the…